Manager, Mechanical Design

The role

The Manager of Mechanical Design leads a shared mechanical design team supporting fuel equipment, high-temperature gas-reactor, and turbomachinery design. This role involves building an in-house organization and owning high-level assemblies and layouts for all projects.

What you will do

• Build and lean an in-house Mechanical Design organization
• Hire, design organization, set technical standards, and develop mechanical designers
• Own highest level assemblies, bills of materials, and layouts for all projects
• Manage software selection, templates, workflows, and cross-functional decision making
• Collaborate with in-house software engineering team on interfaces
• Define and enforce requirements for 3D modelling and 2D drawings

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in mechanical design, including piping, tubing, harnessing, and complex assemblies
• 2+ years of experience managing a mechanical design team
• Deep expertise in Solidworks, NX, or a similar program
• Deep expertise in PLM software and working in a manufacturing environment
• Proven ability to build teams, hire strong designers, and deliver on aggressive schedules

Nice to have

• Candidates from oil & gas, aerospace propulsion, or industrial turbomachinery
• Nuclear background
• Experience with ASME BPVC and ASME B31 design
• Experience working in the nuclear industry
• Experience in startup or rapid-growth environments
• Experience owning plant level models and driving design reviews at the plant level

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Equity ownership
• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Unlimited PTO
• Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite
• Generous PPE stipend

Before you apply

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder)

About the company

Valar Atomics is an energy company aiming to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable. Their first pilot plant will be in Orangeville, Utah.